New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-04
CROWDS AT THE RAHWAY MORGUE
THE WOMAN AGAIN IDENTIFIED.

THIS TIME SAID TO BE sOPnY HESS. A FORMER PRIs-
ONER IN BROOKLYN.
Probably Railway has never before been visited by
such enorm Gus crowds OF strangers were drawn
tbther yesterday through interest In the mysterious
murder case The body OF the murdered GIRL her cloth
ing and effects the mysterious basket found the
mutiat ed body and knife with which the murder was
done all placed on exhibition at the morguc,
and every facility offered that might lead
to the identification OF the woman. The morgue
was open to the public shortly after O'Clock.
little after 10 a. n the trains Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad began to unload numbers OF strangers who
wended their way either toward the OF the murder
or direct to the morgue The By no means con-
fined selves to the railroad they came into tIwn Dy
every road all of conyeyances There was no
dimnution in the crowds till the sun began to set
It is estimated that thousand people viewed
the body and of the murdered woman, ana OF all
that great number persons made any pre-
tence recognizing her. Persons in search OF missing
girls or woman plenty and they viewed ana exam
ined every particle OF clothing with care only 10 decue
that they did not the dead woman The majority
refused to say whom they looking for despite ear-
est-not to say Observation-Disclosures Two young
girls from Elizabeth created some excitement by myste
riously pretending know something about certain
effects o! the dead GIRL and especially about the myster
GUS basket with eggs They turned over and looked
al the under side handle, and then conferred In
whispers. Chief keron smiled knowingly whcn they
pointed him and the sensation was spoiIcu
The only Identification" of the day came from Brook
lyn people Constable Lestrange OF Brooklyn, who sup
posed had secured the identification OF tue murdered
girl last week, at work upon new cew yesterday
and tried identify her as sophy Hess,
former inmate OF Raymond street jan 81, anu nv
the Kings County Pententiary. Mrs. Ellen smith, or
10 IIarpers Brooklyn. who had charge OF the ces
i'm the womens part the Jail last summer, claimed 10
recognize the picture OF the murdered girl as that Oh tue
Hess woman, who was arrested Tor steaihg
jewcry from her employer @ sne Sas S,,n IN saiG ,h1
and then tried and sentenced to the Pentenay ior
eight months. Her term expired on March D. Mrs;
Smith went with Iesrange 10 kanway yesterday, ana
nosvely identified the nat and sack Of the dead girl rs
those worn by prisoner, Hess and also was cci tain
from her face IN at she was the girl - l.. ,,,
Bridget Roche, who lives IN the same mouse n arpers
Court, and who recently ended term IN the fehtcu-
tary also identified the picture as that OF the Hess glr
Bridget sari that she had friends In Germany ana got
money orders which Chaplain Bass had cashed ior he
lad friends When she left the pemtentiary
sophy Hess worked for week nt Dieter
Hotel at 81 Fulion-s, brooklyn last year. but the
employees. who remembered her. were certain idst S,t
ing nat did resemble the picture OF the uriere
girl Detective Mahoney, who went To laWay st week
to see ia Mrs Russell OF Brooklyn. could identity tue
body said last night that the identification by tue woman
who had Jail worthless from the iact tna he
dead girl wore foreign articles OF clothing which showed
she had not been long ~ hls country
Constable estIange said last evening that he had seen c
recognized her as the dead woman Lestrange Is ie,
gaded the police carried away Dy an Insane uea vi
Chanain / a. Bass said last evening that he could not
identity picture that OF the Hess girl Shc was
arrested and sentenced under the name OF asseioIoo.
r',ber ,,noJ-lookin1 and darkroom plexoned.
Her father was poor for she only secured small sums oi
money from hun. Mr.. Bass said that he Thought inc
smith woInan who was also called Morani ,liShS oc
able 10 identity the clothing from seeing II In lail